Hello all Storm here with a new chapter! Here we'll be seeing the fallout of Hera claiming Kyoko along seeing Kyoko getting a visit from her family oriented aunt and giving Percy some things that will be very useful to him. So, without further ado.
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Kyoko looked around at all the gathered demigods, who were now standing up, while sporting terrified expressions as they looked between her and the sky. Understandable, given the reveal of just who her mother is, the fact that lightning wasn't already raining down on her was a miracle. Even Chiron and Mr. D looked nervously at the sky.
The only person who didn't look terrified, or nervous, was Percy. Though, that probably might be due to him still being in shock from the revelation of his own claiming, and who his father is.
"You're the daughter of… Hera?" Percy asked, while more confused than afraid, since Grover had told him Hera never had affairs or demigods, that was her husband's job.
"And you're the son of Poseidon, making us cousins." Kyoko said, while patting Percy on the back, making him stumble lightly, even with her training to control her strength. After all, she didn't want to accidently break someone's hand with a handshake or snap their spine with a hug. Though she's still pretty strong, despite the said training.
"I'll be getting settled into my mom's cabin, Chiron." Kyoko said, with the centaur nodding slowly as he was still processing what just happened, as well as being worried of a lightning bolt shooting down at any moment and killing them all.
"Meet me at my cabin in the morning. Now that we know who your dad is, I have a few things that you could benefit from." Kyoko said to Percy, since she now knew whose son he is, she had some things he could use, given the powers he no doubtfully inherited.
Plus, she was taught the values of family, and given how people were looking at Percy before her claiming, she knew things will get difficult for the Son of Poseidon. And she wasn't going to let her cousin fend for himself, not if she could help him.
Percy nodded slowly at her words, since he was still coming to terms at finally knowing who his father was. And never did he expect it would be Poseidon, an Olympian as well as one of the Big Three.
Seeing him nod, Kyoko left the forest and headed for Cabin Two, she didn't need to stop at Cabin Eleven since she always kept her stuff sealed away, on her person.
Like hell she's going to leave her stuff lying around near the children of Hermes, the God of Thieves.
*Olympus*
Meanwhile, things were much more chaotic on Olympus. The Olympian Throne Room was in an uproar over the reveal that not only had Poseidon also broken his vow on Styx and sired a son, but the biggest shock of all was learning that Hera, of all the gods and goddesses, had sired a demigod.
Hera knew what she did was a huge gamble and risk, not only for herself, but her little girl as well. But with how things were when she remerged with her half on Olympus and learning that the Master Bolt had been stolen, with Zeus blaming Poseidon, while Poseidon demanded an apology, it was looking like war would break out any day now. It didn't help when Poseidon claimed Percy Jackson as his son, leading to Hera claiming Kyoko in the hopes she can at least direct some of Zeus's anger away from their brother and nephew. While it may not stop the war, hopefully it will delay it, and buy them some more time to find the Master Bolt, as well as who the real thief is.
Though she knew that she'll have to make it up to Kyoko, since she had just put a giant target on her daughter's back.
The goddess's attention was then turned back to her "husband", when he started shouting at her.
"HERA! WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS!? GIVE ME A REASON WHY I SHOULDN'T SMITE THAT GIRL?!" Zeus demanded as thunder boomed overhead and lightning jumping off his frame in anger.
He had already been angry to learn that Poseidon had broken his oath, ignoring the hypocrisy of it, given he broke his oath first and did it twice, but to see his own wife had also cheated on him and sired a demigod…
He was practically apocalyptic.
The last time Hera had seen Zeus this mad at her was during the time she, Poseidon, Apollo, and Athena had chained him up and tried forcing him to be a better ruler. Only he had been freed and punished all of them, with Hera's punishment being hung over the Void of Chaos, with Zeus showing up every day, threatening to severe the chains and watch her fall into the Void. She was only saved after Hephaestus freed her.
If it was before her time in the Elemental Nations, Hera would be cowering at his anger and the fear of really being thrown into the Void. But this time, he had threatened her daughter and she was pissed at any threat to her child.
"You want to know the meaning of this 'beloved' husband?" Hera asked in a deathly calm voice, before she stood up and glared right back at Zeus, who recoiled at once again seeing her famous temper she inherited from their father, the same temper that everyone, even Zeus, was terrified of.
"I'M GIVING YOU TASTE OF YOUR OWN DAMN MEDICINE, YOU FUCKING HYPOCRITE!" Hera shouted in rage.
"For dozens of millennia, I have had to deal with you and your constant affairs, demigods, and empty promises of loyalty. I wasn't even surprised that a vow on the River Styx wouldn't stop you, but not only did you sire another demigod with that shallow, selfish, and egotistical mortal, you also sired a Roman demigod and named him after the only hero that I liked!" Hera said, though she wasn't as angry about that anymore, after seeing the events of what happened to Jason Grace and Juno being made his guardian.
She also did feel somewhat guilty as her actions of having Jason brought to the Wolf House lead his sister, Thalia, to run away and be hunted by monsters sent by Hades, all of which lead to her being turned into a tree.
It was after telling Madara who she really was that she also revealed all things she's done, including all the suffering she caused Zeus's demigods. He had been angry, since Madara had believed that children should not pay for the sins of their parents, but he was able to understand it from her point of view. That didn't mean that Hera didn't feel terrible, knowing she let her anger cloud her judgement, while only caring about the chance to make Zeus suffer.
"So yes, I split my being and went to the Elemental Nations, where I met someone who actually was able to stay loyal. And I stayed there for twelve years after giving birth to my daughter and raised her." Hera said, since the Ancient Laws were limited to Earth, given the gods in the Elemental Nations didn't have such rules against being part of their children's lives, for the rare few that do have demigods.
"And if you even think of touching my daughter, you will have one less ally in your war against Poseidon." Hera threatened, since if Zeus did anything to Kyoko, she will gladly help Poseidon overthrow him.
Zeus clenched his thrones armrests tightly and glared at his wife, his anger being greater than the fear he felt at her temper.
"You forget what happened the last time you went against me Hera, shall I remind you of the punishment I gave you then?!" Zeus said threateningly.
"I remember, but you only were able to get free after Thetis brought Briares to free you, while only being able to stop us because of the Master Bolt, which you no longer have. So please, by all means, try it." Hera said, while cracking her knuckles, knowing that without the Master Bolt, Zeus wasn't at his strongest.
In fact, he was actually the weakest of the Big Three, since his overreliance on the Master Bolt and overall arrogance kept him from staying in shape. After him was Hades, since the increased workload from running the Underworld in recent times has left him with less time to work out. All while the strongest was actually Poseidon, since his domain wasn't as taxing as Hades', nor was he arrogant and overly reliant on his symbol of power, to where it became a crutch, like with Zeus.
For several tense and silent moments, it looked the couple was going to fight until Zeus backed down, knowing he can't risk having Hera as an enemy, especially not now. It'd only encourage others to side with Poseidon.
"Hera, why did you cheat on Zeus? You are the Goddess of Marriage; it's going against your own domain to cheat on your spouse." Said Athena, the Goddess of Wisdom, Warfare, Arts and Skills.
Athena was a beautiful and attractive goddess, who looked to be in her early twenties, with long white-grey hair and violet eyes, while wearing a Grecian toga and a crown of blue flowers on her head.
It confused the goddess, since not in a thousand years could she have ever predicted Hera to cheat on Zeus and sire a demigod. Given she hadn't done so after the first dozen times, it's understandable that the goddess of wisdom believed it would never happen. Now that it has happened, she wanted to hear Hera's reasons.
Hera turned to her stepdaughter, something she's recently taken to referring to all of Zeus's godly children that weren't hers. Mostly as a way to accept that, yes, it happened and that they were still her family, even if she didn't birth them.
"I simply grew tired that after several millennia of being cheated on, with not even an oath on the Styx being able to keep Zeus loyal to me, I simply decided not to remain loyal to a man that can't show me the same treatment. And you're right, I'm the Goddess of Marriage and all its aspects, which also includes Adultery." Hera said, while giving Zeus a pointed glance, since that part of her domain most likely came from all the times that he cheated on her.
This made Zeus look away, though only because these millennia of affairs have finally come back to bite him in the ass, rather than out of guilt or remorse.
Meanwhile, most of the other Olympians were still stuck in their own little worlds from the revelation of Hera having a demigod.
"I don't think even I could have seen this coming." Apollo muttered with wide eyes, while not even bothering to pick up his sunglasses, which fell off his face.
Hermes, and surprisingly Artemis, nodded in agreement with similar shocked expressions. The Moon Goddess was even too shocked to smack her twin for his badly timed comment, knowing it was definitely too soon for it.
Knowing there was no point in continuing the meeting, Zeus stood up.
"This meeting is over. But now I expect both of your children to return my Master Bolt by the summer Solstice or their will be consequences. Both for them and you two." Zeus said threateningly to Hera and Poseidon, who gave him dark looks at threatening their children.
Zeus then flashed away in a bolt of lightning, leading to some of the other gods to do the same and hopefully clear their heads of what they just witnessed.
Hera, though, stayed behind and looked to her sister, Hestia, who has been tending to the Hearth the entire time.
"Hestia." Hera said, getting the petite goddesses attention.
"Yes sister?" Hestia asked, while having a feeling that she knew what Hera was going to ask her.
"Could you… could you look after Kyoko for me, while telling her that I'm sorry for claiming her this early and give her my regards, please." Hera said with hopeful eyes.
She'd do it herself, but now that she's back on Earth, she can no longer be there for her daughter in person, no matter how much she wanted to. And at the moment, the only one that Hera trusted to watch her daughter was Hestia; perhaps Demeter as well, if she didn't think she'd drive Kyoko mad with her constant talk about cereal.
She was relieved when Hestia smiled and nodded.
"I'd be happy to watch over my newest niece." Hestia replied, having been curious to meet Kyoko, both for all the times she gave tributes to her and when she saw her at the Hearth in camp.
Now learning that Kyoko is her sister's daughter only made Hestia more interested in meeting her.
Smiling in thanks, Hera got up to leave. Unfortunately, she was tackled by a pink blur before she could. Looking at who it is, Hera felt the oncoming migraine when she saw Aphrodite clinging to her, with a hungry look in her eyes.
"Tell. Me. Everything." Aphrodite said giddily, while wanting to know everything about Hera not only having an affair, but who she had a demigod with as well.
She needed to know everything! What he looked like, his personality, what drew her to him, how he treated her; she need every. Single. DETAIL!
Not to mention Kyoko as well, since Aphrodite needed to learn about Hera's demigod to plan out her perfect love life!
'We should have just stayed in the Elemental Nations.' Hera thought with a deadpan expression, while seeing Aphrodite shake so much, that it looked like she was about to explode.
She mentally sighed in resignation, knowing that it's going to be a long day, if she's lucky that is.
*Camp Half-Blood*
'And that's the last of it.' Kyoko thought, while putting the last of her stuff away after moving into her mother's cabin.
Looking around the cabin, Kyoko couldn't help but be amazed at how different it is from how it originally looked.
Originally, the cabin was just an honorary cabin for Hera, since she didn't have any demigods, until Kyoko that is. Before, the inside of the cabin was completely empty with only a statue of Hera in the center and a fire pit at its feet, with no beds and being freezing cold. Now however, it was completely different, since Hera had the cabin renovated to be prepared for when she claimed Kyoko.
The walls were marble and shades of various colors; such as red, navy blue, and purple, that blended together. The first thing one would see upon entering is a living area with some leather couches and chairs, a large flat screen TV with several different game consoles hooked up, a kitchen area that was fully stocked, a statue of her mother in an alcove in the far wall opposite to the door, and a door that lead to a bedroom. The bedroom had a massive bed with a canopy that had the design of a peacock's plumage, a desk, some empty bookshelves that she filled with her manga and anime, a display case which Kyoko guessed was for any trophies she gets from the monsters she defeats, a walk in closet that already contained several different styles of clothes in her size, and a bathroom. The bathroom had a walk-in shower, a large bathtub, and even a hot tub.
Kyoko had felt her mom might have gone overboard with designing the cabin, that is until she saw the note that she left for her on her desk.
Nothing but the best for my little girl.
Kyoko merely laughed, before getting all her stuff settled inside.
Now she was finished and felt like getting some sleep, but first, she had to create a clone to finish the scroll she had been working on. Though when she entered her room, she stopped when she saw a familiar loli spread out on her bed.
"This is really comfortable, like laying on a cloud." Hestia said, before sitting up and smiling at her niece.
"Hello, Kyoko." Greeted Hestia.
"Hello, Aunt Hestia." Kyoko returned with a smile, though was surprised at seeing the goddess here.
"Your mother sent me, she wanted me to tell you that she's sorry for claiming you this early, and that she sends her regards and love." Hestia said, upon seeing the questioning look in her niece's eyes.
"It's fine and tell her there's nothing to be sorry for, I know she wouldn't something like this without a good enough reason. And thank you." Kyoko said, happy that her mother sent Hestia to check on her, rather than a different god/goddess.
Though she couldn't deny that a part of her was happy that her mother claimed her this early, to officially be recognized as her mother's daughter.
Hestia was surprised, since it's rare for demigods to ever truly understand the reasons behind why their godly parents do the things they do. But it also made her happy that Kyoko and Hera have such a close bond with each other, it was just a shame that not all demigods could say the same about their godly parents.
"So, can you please tell me about yourself?" Hestia asked, while sitting up onto the edge of the bed and patting the spot next to her, eager to get to know her niece.
Nodding, Kyoko sat down next to Hestia and began telling the goddess about herself, along with her time in the Elemental Nations with her parents. It warmed the petite goddess's heart to hear how fondly Kyoko talk about her parents. It also helped her understand why Hera has been so much happier lately, happier than Hestia has seen her in thousands of years.
However, while they were talking, Hestia did take notice of how Kyoko's eyes were subtly looking at her body. Hestia wasn't mad though, rather she saw a moment to tease her niece.
"You know, you don't have to be subtle, I won't be mad if you openly look at me." Hestia teased, with Kyoko blushing brightly at being caught.
"I-I-I'm so-so s-s-s-so-sorry! I-I sw-swear I di-didn' m-mean t-to l-look!" Kyoko stuttered in embarrassment, with her social awkwardness fully coming out at being caught by the girl she was checking out, who also happened to be her aunt.
There was a reason why Kyoko usually kept to herself and didn't really interact with anyone aside from family, friends, and those she was comfortable around; as well as in interactive activities, where she had no choice. Given she only ever interacted with her parents back when she lived in the Elemental Nations, along with the fact that she hasn't been on Earth that long to really understand how things work here.
It didn't help that in all the Greek Myths she's been told, no one batted an eye to a god taking a male mortal as a lover, but she never found one where a goddess took a female mortal as a lover.
The other campers had been amazed at her skills and now they'll likely be afraid of her, but Kyoko didn't want them to see her differently because of her feelings. Even if she's been taught to not care about how others saw her, she still had some friends at camp and didn't want to lose them.
Plus, there was also the worry and fear of how her mother would react as well.
Hestia just smiled before hugging Kyoko from behind, with the Uchiha's face burning a bright red at feeling the goddess's breasts being pressed against her back.
"It's fine, I may be a virgin goddess, but I'm not offended or angry. You're twelve and at the age where you're starting to enter puberty, so such reactions are understandable. And I'll admit, this outfit and form aren't exactly the most… modest." Hestia admitted sheepishly.
Honestly, she had started taking this form after hearing Apollo talking to Artemis, who simply ignored him, about Japanese entertainment; one of which being anime and manga. Hestia had gotten curious about it, especially when he mentioned that even some of the gods and past heroes were depicted in some. Hestia had come across one such depiction of her in an anime and had started using this form, mostly because she thought it was really cute and never really thought of what reactions this form would get.
"And you don't have to worry, I won't judge you for who you love or wish to be with. And I'm sure your mother won't either." Hestia said reassuringly, having sensed how strong the familial love that Hera had for Kyoko was, and Hestia was sure that nothing could ever happen to make Hera stop loving her daughter
That helped ease Kyoko's nerves and managed to look at Hestia with a smile.
"Thank you, Aunt Hestia." Kyoko said, with Hestia nodding before standing up.
"You're welcome. Also, aside from when you're out on quests, since we can't interfere with those, I'll be dropping in every now and then to see how you're doing. But for now, I have to go, so until next time, see ya!" Hestia said, before vanishing, while leaving behind the scent of cinnamon and baked goods.
Kyoko smiled widely, happy that she'll get to see her aunt more often. Though soon her excitement wore off, leaving her exhausted and she immediately fell onto her bed and went to sleep.
*Next Morning*
Percy gulped as he stood in front of Cabin Two, Hera's cabin. While he knew Kyoko said to meet her in her cabin, Percy really didn't want to risk angering Hera, and while Percy had only recently started learning about the different gods and goddesses, he knew that Hera didn't like demigods in general, since they went against her domain of marriage. Add in the fact that she was also likely very protective of Kyoko, especially since she's her first demigod, Percy really didn't want to find out what punishment Hera could give him if she saw him as a threat to her daughter.
He also saw that the other campers, well the ones that were already awake, were looking at him like they did last night. Not scared, like they had been when Kyoko was claimed, but more along the lines of being wary and just avoiding him. It didn't help that he was now staying Cabin Three, his father's cabin, and was completely alone in there.
'Well here goes nothing. Uh, Aunt, eh Lady Hera, please allow me to enter your cabin, please.' Percy thought, while readying himself for kind of punishment.
Thankfully though, nothing happened to him and instead the cabin doors swung open, causing Percy to release the breath he didn't even realize he was holding. Walking up to the cabin, Percy entered it slowly, still aware of the eyes on him, and not wanting to go in too quickly, in case the goddess suddenly changed her mind.
Though to his relief, nothing happened the moment he stepped into the, surprisingly, well decorated cabin.
'Looks more like a home than a cabin.' Percy thought in amazement at how different it looked compared to the Hermes and Poseidon cabins.
Looking around for Kyoko, Percy didn't find her in the main area and figured she must be in her room. Going over to the door Percy knocked, not wanting to anger both Kyoko and her mother by just barging in and waited for a response.
"It's open!" Came her response.
Opening the door, the first thing Percy noticed was the numerous anime, manga, video games and figurines on the shelves. While Kyoko was currently lying on her bed, reading a volume of "Bleach", before lowering it and waving at Percy.
"Yo, what's down." Kyoko said, causing Percy to blink in confusion.
"What's… down? Don't you mean what's up?" Percy asked, with Kyoko looking away embarrassed.
"Ehehe, yeah that, sorry." Muttered Kyoko, since she was still learning about slang.
Percy just blinked again at seeing this new side of Kyoko, given it's definitely a contrast to the girl who's considered the strongest demigod at camp. It actually gave Percy a new light to just how his cousin acts, when not around others.
"So, what did you want to see me about?" Percy asked, deciding to save her from embarrassing herself any further.
In response, Kyoko pulled out a scroll and tossed it at the Son of Poseidon, who managed to catch it thanks to his ADHD reflexes. Opening it, Percy was surprised when he saw it contained different Water techniques and a few Quake-based techniques. There were also a few exercises on how to better control water.
"What're these for?" Percy asked, as Kyoko got up and walked over to her shelves of manga.
"They're techniques I'm going to help you learn. You're a demigod of one of the Big Three, so you'll need as much help as you can get, both to control your powers and get stronger. Especially, given that you were born after the three made a vow to not have any more demigod children. Here are these too." Kyoko said, while handing him a couple "One Piece" volumes that mainly feature Whitebeard and his Gura Gura no Mi powers.
Given that two of Poseidon's titles are the Earthshaker and the Stormbringer, she figured that Percy would have some control over the earth, weather and quakes; which would make it possible for him to replicate Whitebeard's Devil Fruit powers.
Percy just looked at her blankly, wondering how manga could help him.
"Don't give me that look, a lot of stuff in anime and manga are really useful since they can be replicated, depending on what powers a demigod inherits from their parents. I figured you'd be able to replicate Whitebeards Quake moves. Though I doubt you'll ever be able to be as cool or as strong as him, since he was able to survive for a few minutes after having a hole in his chest and give the biggest middle finger to the World Government! And Ace is so badass and the coolest big brother in the series, I'm currently trying to replicate his Firefly attack, but I'm having trouble with keeping the lights from exploding before I want them to! Also, I still can't believe they were killed off and that bastard Blackbeard gets to live, no one even likes him, and he stole Whitebeard's Devil Fruit, I swear if he was real, I'd shove my foot so far up his-"
Percy sweatdropped when she started ranting about how cool Whitebeard and Ace were, which only increased when she started listing all things she'd do to Blackbeard if he was real, some of which he didn't think were physically possible.
Seeing that things were getting off track, Percy his cleared throat, causing Kyoko to stop her ranting and look away in embarrassment.
"Sorry." Kyoko muttered, while scratching her head sheepishly.
Shaking his head in good nature, Percy opened one of the manga's, which was thankfully translated to Latin, and he had to admit it would be pretty cool to replicate some of the attacks Whitebeard could do. Though he did have to agree with Kyoko, he doubted he'd ever be strong enough to destroy the world with these attacks.
"What about these Water Techniques, where'd these come from?" Percy asked.
"They're techniques my father taught me. I'm not actually from this realm, I'm from one called the Elemental Nations." Kyoko revealed, given it's pretty much an open secret that she wasn't from Earth, but no one knew exactly where she's from.
To prove her point, Kyoko created a Shadow Clone and activated her Sharingan, much to Percy's shock.
"This is getting weird, even by demigod standards." Percy muttered, since after learning he was a demigod and the Greek Gods were real, he was willing to believe a lot of things.
But seeing Kyoko create a clone of herself and then her eyes turn red with three tomoe spinning around the pupil, it made Percy wonder just how much he didn't know.
"Maybe, but normal is overrated." Kyoko said, while chuckling sheepishly, knowing he was right and that by normal demigod standards, she's definitely unique.
After that, they worked out a training schedule for Percy to learn the Water and Quake techniques, Kyoko saying it'd be good to have some unexpected tricks up his sleeves, along with telling tell him of where she trains in the forest in secret.
Once that was done, both of the grandchildren of Kronos bid farewell, all while wondering what was in store for them with the reveal of who their parents are.
So, what did you think, good. Yep things got hectic on Olympus, though I hoped I portrayed the gods reactions correctly, especially given the current situation with the Master Bolt missing. We also got to see a different side of Kyoko rather than the one she shows everyone else, seeing the socially awkward girl who is still trying to get used to being in a new world along with hiding her own insecurities of how others would see the real her. So, review if you like go away if you didn't.
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